tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40220450453725250302024-03-13T16:30:23.234-07:00The Cooperative Farmercjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-28450865761198441492015-03-06T07:32:00.002-08:002015-03-06T07:32:48.895-08:00CSA StudyA very interesting study <a href="http://futureecon.org/wp-content/uploads/MP_Final_PDF.pdf">here</a>.cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-33050581950079972942015-02-08T07:30:00.001-08:002015-02-08T07:30:22.234-08:00Island Grown Farmers' Cooperative<div style="text-align: center;">
An interesting case study from The Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network <a href="http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/IGFC%20Case%20Study.pdf">here</a>.</div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-82487837933906743852015-02-08T07:24:00.000-08:002015-02-08T07:24:19.758-08:00Grasshopper Food Hub StudyGrasshoppers was a very innovative food hub that went out of business in 2013. An interesting read all around, with plenty of lessons for local food advocates and businesses. The study can be found <a href="http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/SR/SR108/SR108.pdf">here</a>.cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-62292049002997320742015-02-08T07:20:00.004-08:002015-02-08T07:20:53.317-08:00Farmer Training Program: Vilicus Farms<div style="text-align: center;">
For more information and the application, click <a href="http://www.vilicusfarms.com/2015VilicusApprenticeApplication.pdf">here</a>.</div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-65012618504581587602015-02-06T05:48:00.002-08:002015-02-06T05:48:11.328-08:00Assessing the Effects of Food Systems<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You can read the report <a href="http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18846/a-framework-for-assessing-effects-of-the-food-system?utm_source=NAP+Newsletter&utm_campaign=714196e9e9-NAP_mail_new_2015_01_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_96101de015-714196e9e9-102079501&mc_cid=714196e9e9&mc_eid=f8958d7e52">here</a>.</div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-46865136021264013172015-02-06T05:46:00.003-08:002015-02-06T05:46:33.176-08:00Suffering for Profit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the <i>NYT:</i></div>
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cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-89601521813132229122015-02-06T05:34:00.004-08:002015-02-06T05:35:09.627-08:0010 Companies Sell Everything You Buy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-58492938747958585112015-01-27T05:12:00.000-08:002015-02-06T05:35:41.729-08:00Co-Op Resources<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's a <a href="http://cultivate.coop/wiki/Films_and_Videos_on_Cooperatives">great list of resources</a> about Co-Ops. Enjoy!</div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-62679533368315029542015-01-26T11:13:00.001-08:002015-01-26T11:13:44.620-08:00Heifer USA: Farmer-Owned Business Model<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVy_FdaO2WE" width="480"></iframe>cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-37448532334075160762015-01-26T11:07:00.000-08:002015-01-27T10:03:00.419-08:00Schooner Moving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-42257173567276744982015-01-22T20:16:00.002-08:002015-01-26T11:14:24.002-08:00Farm Student Loan Away!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From <i>The Grist:</i> </div>
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<a href="http://grist.org/food/want-to-create-a-new-generation-of-farmers-forgive-their-college-debt/">New Farmers and Student Loan Debt Forgiveness</a></div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-2800702483720062832014-12-15T09:55:00.003-08:002014-12-15T09:55:31.125-08:00Food Safety 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/13/opinion/making-a-pigs-ear-of-food-safety.html?_r=0">The New York Times</a>...</i></div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-88741425386709718192014-12-11T06:15:00.001-08:002014-12-11T06:15:35.945-08:00Heritage Breeds Podcasts<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heritage-breeds/id937392318">new podcast series</a> on Heritage Breeds from the <a href="http://www.livestockconservancy.org/">Livestock Breeds Conservancy</a>.</div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-72292534167902677462014-12-08T04:50:00.001-08:002014-12-08T04:50:05.193-08:00ASLC in the NewsIn a two-part series, the Arkansas Sustainable Livestock Cooperative was featured on Ozarks at Large, which can be found here:<br />
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<a href="http://kuaf.com/post/small-farms-get-boost">Part I</a></div>
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<a href="http://kuaf.com/post/co-op-supports-local-farmers">Part II</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/12/07/366642071/women-butchers-are-slicing-through-the-meat-worlds-glass-ceiling">The story on NPR</a>; <a href="http://www.rangepartners.com/">the website of Range Incorporated.</a></div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-71992240577623718172014-12-07T14:50:00.001-08:002014-12-07T14:50:14.409-08:00Vegetarian Butcheries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/12/07/369069078/siblings-build-a-butcher-shop-for-meat-loving-vegans">Meat-Loving Vegans!</a></div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-14223229352116655912014-12-05T18:02:00.000-08:002014-12-05T18:02:04.235-08:00Value Added 2.0<div style="text-align: center;">
The future: <a href="http://www.blueapron.com/">"convenience" foods</a>.</div>
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cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-38976271339278072452014-12-05T17:58:00.002-08:002014-12-05T17:58:54.037-08:00Livestock and Climate ChangeHere's the latest report on <a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/files/chathamhouse/field/field_document/20141203LivestockClimateChangeBaileyFroggattWellesley.pdf?dm_i=1TY5,30JL0,I2NNK3,AUGSP,1">livestock agriculture and climate change</a>, which is a longstanding dispute.<br />
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On this, and so many more points of dispute, I cannot but recommend Simon Fairlie's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Meat-Benign-Extravagance-Simon-Fairlie/dp/1603583246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417830685&sr=8-1&keywords=meat%3A+a+benign+extravagance">Meat: A Benign Extravagance</a></i>. There's no better systematic treatment of human omnivory out there, hands down.cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-54784513272968684062014-12-05T12:31:00.003-08:002014-12-05T12:31:56.434-08:00Why Philanthropy Makes Business Sense......co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone, <a href="http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/biz-stone-why-philanthropy-makes-business-sense">here</a>.cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-82247713292198517862014-12-05T12:28:00.001-08:002014-12-05T12:28:41.638-08:00Servant Leadership<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Coop should really consider sending it's leadership and/or membership to some of the seminars the <a href="https://greenleaf.org/">Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership</a> hosts.cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-44054520692613435092014-10-31T06:08:00.000-07:002014-10-31T06:08:05.846-07:00Why Farm Sustainably<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An <a href="http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/jeremy_prater">article</a> from our own Board Chairman, Jeremy Prater, on farming sustainably.</div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-7429730944686386292014-10-31T06:06:00.001-07:002014-10-31T06:06:17.953-07:00SWARM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://honeycareafrica.com/model/technology-swarm/">SWARM: Mobile Agri-Business Innovation in Africa</a></div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-42100757595896635032014-10-21T13:22:00.001-07:002014-10-21T13:22:38.714-07:00The Myth of Autarky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2014/09/the_self_made_man_history_of_a_myth_from_ben_franklin_to_andrew_carnegie.html">The Self-Made Man</a>.</div>
cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-43556512939617393112014-10-21T13:21:00.000-07:002014-10-21T13:21:14.442-07:00The World's Oldest Companies......are in Japan: <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/business/continuously_operating/2014/10/world_s_oldest_companies_why_are_so_many_of_them_in_japan.html">here</a>.cjshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614829701889776083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022045045372525030.post-77956593606076133572014-10-21T13:13:00.001-07:002014-10-21T13:13:36.568-07:00Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A <a href="http://www.mssagnet.net/">great organization</a> with an <a href="http://www.mssagnet.net/programs/ms-food-summit/conference-program/">exciting program</a> coming up in November. Hope to see you there!</div>
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